[bacon]

(01-23-2013 05:36 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(01-22-2013 11:21 PM)bacon Wrote:  

(01-22-2013 12:05 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 07:37 PM)bacon Wrote:  

@razor
the poor dont pay any income tax. that seems unfair to me. im all for equality so lets just have a flat tax and end this class warfare shit.

btw most poor people put themselves in that situation by having kids they can´t afford, not working hard enough in school or spending money on shit they can´t afford putting themselves in debt(think housing bubble). every now and again i hear a heartbreak story usually an accident which lead to poverty but most poor folk simply let poverty happen to them.

You serious?

yes. we are not talking about a 3rd world country with very little upward mobility. we are talking about the US. and if you can´t make it there i dont know where you can make it. you should read the millionaire next door G many of those millionaires in the book are often blue colar types or teachers who just save more than they spend and they become millionaires.

I agree with that part.

However, I have trouble agreeing that a poor kid born in the ghetto "put himself in that situation".

Which ghetto did you grow up in and were able to overcome to become a millionaire?

well, my original point was regarding taxes affecting adults and not children. obviously, as a kid you are a victim of your parental/family environnment. but when you become an adult you can make whatever decisions you want with your life. some people make bad decision irregardless if they grew up rich or poor and as a result end up poor adults. i guess what i am saying is if you grew up poor its going to be more of a struggle than if you grew up in the suburbs but the oppertunities for success are still available to you at least in the US.